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<h1 class="sectionedit1" id="auto_follow">Auto Follow</h1>
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Clicking the <strong>Auto Follow</strong> button <img src="../opencpn/manual/auto-follow_0.h.32_tok.f6c8e6_w.32.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="32" height="32" /></a>will center the chart directly on your vessel&#039;s current location. This is a toggle button that looks like this <img src="../opencpn/manual/autofollowactive.h.32_tok.431bea_w.32.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="32" height="32" /></a>when on, unless the cursor is over the icon. If the the GPS is working the “Own Ship” icon is red <img src="../opencpn/manual/ship_red.h.45_tok.032b33_w.19.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="19" height="45" /></a>otherwise the icon is gray. <img src="../opencpn/manual/ship_grey.h.45_tok.2e157a_w.19.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="19" height="45" /></a>. It&#039;s also possible that a yellow own ship icon will appear. Read more: <a href="../getting_around/gps_setup_and_status.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_around:gps_setup_and_status">GPS Setup and Status</a>. If zoomed out to a scale that is smaller than 1:300.000 the icon changes to <img src="../opencpn/manual/own5.h.30_tok.cdad39_w.31.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="31" height="30" /></a>, when receiving gps signals and <img src="../opencpn/manual/own4.h.31_tok.dd46b0_w.30.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="30" height="31" /></a> otherwise. More about the <em>Own Ship icon</em> is available in <a href="../getting_started/marks_and_routes.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_started:marks_and_routes">Marks and Routes</a>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> The default <strong>Own Ship icon</strong>  can be replaced by putting a file <strong>ownship.jpg</strong>  in the User Icons shared data directory. There is more about this shared directory here: <a href="../getting_started/marks_and_routes.html" class="wikilink1" title="opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_started:marks_and_routes">Marks and Routes</a></div>
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<li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> The <strong>Auto Follow</strong>  button is useful for two different situations:</div>
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<li class="level3"><div class="li"> When you have panned the map away from your current location and want to quickly move back to your vessel.</div>
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<li class="level3"><div class="li"> When underway, this will keep the display on the chart around your vessel, with the boat at the center of the chart, unless <strong>Look Ahead Mode</strong>  is on.</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> <em>Panning</em>  the chart will <em>disable</em><strong>Auto Follow</strong>  mode. Simply click again to turn <strong>Auto Follow</strong>  mode back on. <em>Zooming in/out</em>  with the scrollwheel is OK as no panning takes place unless <em>Options→Display→“Zoom-to Cursor”</em>  is ticked. <img src="../opencpn/manual/course-up.h.605_tok.cfc969_w.800.jpg" class="media" alt="" width="800" height="605" /></a></div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> If the option “<strong>Show skewed raster charts as North-up</strong>” in the <em>Options→Display→Advanced tab</em>, is <strong>not</strong>  ticked, the <em>right-click</em>  toggle option “<strong>Course Up Mode/North Up Mode</strong>” will be replaced by “<strong>Course Up Mode /Chart Up Mode</strong>”, for skewed charts.</div>
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<li class="level1"><div class="li"> If an <strong>electronic compass</strong>  is available in the NMEA stream the <strong>own ship icon</strong>  will be oriented to this heading. The difference can be seen on the chart if there is a cross current, for example. The boat below is heading WNW but is being set SW. An AIS CPA, Closest Point of Approach is also visible.</div>
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